英语美文：青春常在
英语课
Feeling of Youth
No young man believes he shall ever die. It was a saying of my brother’s, and a fine one. There is a feeling of Eternity 1 in youth, which makes us amend 2 for everything. To be young is to be as one of the Immortal 3 Gods. One half of time indeed is flown-the other half remains 4 in store for us with all its countless 5 treasures; for there is no line drawn 6, and we see no limit to our hopes and wishes. We make the coming age our own-
The vast, the unbounded prospect 7 lies before us.
Death. old age. are words without a meaning. that pass by us like the idea air which we regard not. Others may have undergone, or may still be liable to them-we "bear a charmed life”, which laughs to scorn all such sickly fancies. As in setting out on delightful 8 journey, we strain our eager gaze forward-
Bidding the lovely scenes at distance hail!
And see no end to the landscape, new objects presenting themselves as we advance; so, in the commencement of life, we set no bounds to our inclinations 9. nor to the unrestricted opportunities of gratifying them. we have as yet found no obstacle, no disposition 10 to flag; and it seems that we can go on so forever. We look round in a new world, full of life, and motion, and ceaseless progress; and feel in ourselves all the vigor 11 and spirit to keep pace with it, and do not foresee from any present symptoms how we shall be left behind in the natural course of things, decline into old age, and drop into the grave. It is the simplicity 12, and as it were abstractedness of our feelings in youth, that (so to speak) identifies us with nature, and (our experience being slight and our passions strong) deludes 13 us into a belief of being immortal like it. Our short-lives connection with existence we fondly flatter ourselves, is an indissoluble and lasting 14 union-a honeymoon 15 that knows neither coldness, jar, nor separation. As infants smile and sleep, we are rocked in the cradle of our wayward fancies, and lulled 16 into security by the roar of the universe around us0we quaff 17 the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows 18 the more-objects press around us, filling the mind with their magnitude and with the strong of desires that wait upon them, so that we have no room for the thoughts of death.、
n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷
- The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
- Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。
vt.修改，修订，改进；n.[pl.]赔罪，赔偿
- The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
- You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。
adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的
- The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
- The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
adj.无数的，多得不计其数的
- In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
- I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
- All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
- Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的
- We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
- Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
倾向( inclination的名词复数 )； 倾斜； 爱好； 斜坡
- She has artistic inclinations. 她有艺术爱好。
- I've no inclinations towards life as a doctor. 我的志趣不是行医。
n.性情，性格；意向，倾向；排列，部署
- He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理。
- He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。
n.活力，精力，元气
- The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
- She didn't want to be reminded of her beauty or her former vigor.现在，她不愿人们提起她昔日的美丽和以前的精力充沛。
n.简单，简易；朴素；直率，单纯
- She dressed with elegant simplicity.她穿着朴素高雅。
- The beauty of this plan is its simplicity.简明扼要是这个计划的一大特点。
v.欺骗，哄骗( delude的第三人称单数 )
- In his work, he often deceives his superiors and deludes his subordinates. 工作中他常欺上瞒下。 来自互联网
- Hope often deludes the foolish man. 愚人常被希望骗。 来自互联网
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月
- While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
- The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。
vt.使镇静，使安静（lull的过去式与过去分词形式）
- They lulled her into a false sense of security. 他们哄骗她，使她产生一种虚假的安全感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The movement of the train lulled me to sleep. 火车轻微的震动催我进入梦乡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.一饮而尽；痛饮
- We quaffed wine last night.我们昨晚畅饮了一次酒。
- He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time.他年轻时曾经开怀畅饮过不少香槟美酒。
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